On Saturday, more than 2 million volunteers gathered across America to lay wreaths honoring those who have served in the military. This is the 34th year of the event hosted by “Wreaths Across America.”
Back in 1992, Morrill Worchester donated 5,000 wreaths that were surplus from his wreath company. He sent the wreaths from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery. That gesture has turned from one cemetery to more than 5,000 locations around the United States, at sea and abroad.
Volunteers working with Wreaths Across America head to place wreaths on the headstones of military service members buried in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., December 13, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno 
Volunteers working with Wreaths Across America head to place wreaths on the headstones of military service members buried in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., December 13, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno 
Volunteers working with Wreaths Across America place a wreath on the headstone of a military service member buried in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., December 13, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno 
Volunteers working with Wreaths Across America head to place wreaths on the headstones of military service members buried in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., December 13, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno 
A volunteer working with Wreaths Across America carries wreaths to be placed on the headstones of military service members buried in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., December 13, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
